Flight out of MCO

[BirdTravels]

On 7/27/2023 at 1:03 PM, LuCruise said:

We have Wonder booked in March our of Port Canaveral.  We booked our flight with a 2:30pm return time, but WestJet just notified us of a flight time change where it is now leaving at 11:15am.  

 

Is this flight do-able if we self assist?  Or is it too close?  I know that Port Canaveral is a bit of a drive away from the airport.

You should be o.k. The slow bit is not the ship or the trip to the airport, it is actually airport security. We have recently flown out of MCO when the wait times at the security checkpoints were 45+ minutes long. Pre-Check lines are normally 3 or 4 people deep and move quickly (we have flown out of MCO 5 or 6 times in the past 3 months). 

[jean87510]

On 7/27/2023 at 3:08 PM, RyderJ201 said:

No real issue. It's good to have to be on the promenade aka lobby (if you will) early for self disembark because the later it gets the more full the elevators are. 545/6am you can get big bags on no problem. We had two 29in bags each plus carry on. There are straps you can buy on Amazon to loop through your bags handles and basically make a train of bags to pull. Game changer for anyone do this with multiple bags to pull at once.

great idea.  do you have name of straps?

[LuCruise]

18 hours ago, notscb said:

Question: Is your cruise during a spring break week for many schools as it's in March? The easiest (and somewhat reliable) way to tell is to go to a mock booking and see if your cruise costs more than the others during that month.

 

If so, you'll be competing with not only cruising crowds at MCO but also Disney crowds which can make security back up to the tune of a 3 hour wait.

 

Next question(s): Do you have travel insurance and did you book refundable/flexible tickets with WestJet? In the case you don't make the 11:15, how confident are you that WestJet can just get you on their next flight?

 

I'd be considering all of this before saying that you'll make it for that flight. MCO has a reputation for a reason.

We are from Ontario and it's our March break. I imagine it will be spring break for some Americans too.

Edited July 29, 2023 by LuCruise

[RyderJ201]

5 hours ago, jean87510 said:

great idea.  do you have name of straps?

https://www.amazon.com/Suitcase-Adjustable-Attachment-Accessories-Together/dp/B07P1Y7R3T/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=B31D7F5SZGTP&keywords=luggage+straps&qid=1690643824&sprefix=luggage%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-5

[Rusty_lock]

Ignore... asked and answered. 

Edited July 29, 2023 by Rusty_lock

[amindu]

13 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

You should be o.k. The slow bit is not the ship or the trip to the airport, it is actually airport security. We have recently flown out of MCO when the wait times at the security checkpoints were 45+ minutes long. Pre-Check lines are normally 3 or 4 people deep and move quickly (we have flown out of MCO 5 or 6 times in the past 3 months). 

Hi we have TSA Pre-Check and am flying from there in May after a cruise with a noon flight.  When you say pre-check is 3-4 deep what does that mean?  How long would the line be and did it also take approx 30-45 mins if doing Pre-Check?  Thanks.